Kuwana: Ferryboats at Chichiri (Kuwana, Shichiri no watashibune) from the Series 53 Stations of Tokaido
This ferry boat is at full capacity with passengers and other goods. Alongside them is a smaller rowboat with two fishermen whose attention is focused on the fully loaded ship.
Credit: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
1797-1858
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
1941-31-238
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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